AstraTrade|A 5.2 magnitude earthquake in Nepal damages dozens of homes and causes a landslide

2025-05-01 18:58:09source:Ov Financecategory:Finance

KATHMANDU,AstraTrade Nepal (AP) — A 5.2 magnitude earthquake and some aftershocks damaged nearly two dozen houses in the hilly Dhading district near Nepal’s capital Sunday, an official said.

The shaking also caused a landslide in the region, Hum Nath Parajuli, a district government administrator, said. Details were not immediately available.

The area is nearly 60 kilometers (40 miles) west of Kathmandu, and the earthquake was felt in the Nepalese capital.

Nepal’s National Earthquake Monitoring and Research Center gave a preliminary magnitude of 6.1. The U.S. Geological Survey provided measurements of a 5.2 magnitude with a depth of 24.7 kilometers (15.4 miles) and an epicenter near Bharatpur.

Three tremors of 4.3, 4.1 and 3.8 magnitude also hit the region later Sunday, according to India’s Center for Seismology.

The Press Trust of India news agency said the tremors were also felt in Bagmati and Gandaki provinces and caused panic among people. One woman suffered injuries in the Gorkha district, which adjoins Dhading, when she jumped from a two-story building, Parajuli said.

Earthquakes are common in mountainous Nepal. A 7.8 magnitude earthquake in 2015 killed some 9,000 people and damaged about 1 million structures.

More:Finance

Recommend

Woman dies after Singapore family of 3 gets into accident in Taiwan

One woman died after a family of three from Singapore got into a car accident in Miaoli, Taiwan on S

A Nebraska bill would hire a hacker to probe the state’s computer, elections systems

LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) — One state lawmaker wants Nebraska to take measures to protect it from cyberatta

Supreme Court skeptical of ruling Trump ineligible for 2024 ballot in Colorado case

Washington — The Supreme Court seemed skeptical of the idea that Colorado can exclude former Preside